Pyridinium salts of halopyrimidine



United States Patent Office 3,152,113 Patented Oct. 6, 1964 3,152,113PYRIDINIUM SALTS F HALOPYRIMIDINE DYESTUFFS David Taber, Pittsburgh,Pa., assignor to American Aniline Products, Inc., a corporation ofMaryland No Drawing. Filed Dec. 18, 1961, Ser. No. 160,330 Claims. (Cl.260-154) This invention relates to new dyestuffs and to the colorationof cellulosic and other textile materials therewith. In one specificaspect, it relates to new water-soluble dyestuffs having attachedthereto at least one pyridinium salt of 2,6- or 4,6-dihalopyrimidine.

In recent years there has been considerable interest in the manufactureof water-soluble dyestuffs containing triazine or pyrimidine rings towhich there are attached reactive halogen atoms. These classes ofdyestuffs are believed to react with the functional groups of cellulosicand other fibers and, as a result, give colorations which are extremelyresistant to wet treatments. The dyestuffs must contain at least oneionogenic solubilizing group, e.g., sulfonic acid or carboxylic acidgroups, to make them sufficiently water-soluble to be applied from anaqueous bath. The requirement for at least one sulfonic acid orcarboxylic acid group thus imposes a limitation on the type of coloredcompound that can be used to synthesize the dyestuffs.

I have found that unexpectedly superior water-soluble dyestuffs can bemade from water-insoluble dyestuffs, free of ionogenic solubilizinggroups, by converting water-insoluble dyestuffs containing at least one2,6- or 4,6- dihalopyrimidine group to the monoor bis-pyridinium salt ofthe halopyrimidine. My new dyestuffs, when applied to cellulosic orother textiles, by dyeing or printing under neutral conditions or in thepresence of an acidbinding agent, give bright colorations which havegood wash fastness.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a newclass of water-insoluble dyestuffs solubilized by the presence of atleast one pyridinium salt of a 2,6- or 4,6-dihalopyrimidine group.

In accordance with the invention, I have discovered dyestuffs of theformula:

wherein Z is a water-insoluble colored moiety of the azo, anthraquinone,phthalocyanine or nitro series, as recognized by the Colour Index, 2ndEdition, 1956; A is a member selected fromthe group consisting of X andpyridinium; Y is a member selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, chlorine, bromine, nitro, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy; and Xis chlorine or bromine. m is an integer having a value of 1 or 2depending on the value of A and n is an integer having a value of 1-4.The Z term, representing the dyestuff moiety, is free of ionogenicsolubilizing groups.

The new dyestuffs are made by the interaction of one mole of awater-insoluble primary amine of the azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanineor nitro series with at least one mole of trichloroor tribromopyrimidineper amino group to form a water-insoluble aminohalopyrimidine dyestuffintermediate. The 2,4,6-trihalopyrimidine can be substituted in the5-position, as indicated hereabove, with a chlorine, bromine, nitro,lower alkyl or lower alkoxy group. The water-insoluble intermediate isconverted to its water-soluble monoor bis-pyridiniurn salt by reactingit with one or two moles of pyridine per pyrimidine group.

The water-insoluble primary amine colorants of the azo series suitablefor making the dyestuffs of the invention can be made in a variety ofways. One method is to couple an arylamine, which is free of othergroups convertible to amino groups, with either (1) an arylaminocoupling component which accepts diazonium salts without modification,(2) an arylamine containing an amino group protected by a hydrolyzablegroup which can be converted to a free amine by hydrolysis, or (3) acoupling component containing a nitro group which can be reduced to anamino group after the coupling reaction.

Alternatively, arylamines containing nitro groups can be diazotized andcoupled with (1) an arylamino coupling component which accepts diazoniumsalts without modification, (2) an arylamine containing an amino groupprotected by a hydrolyzable group, (3) a coupling component free ofamino groups, or (4) a coupling component containing a nitro group whichcan be reduced to an amino group after the coupling reaction. The nitrogroups are then reduced to amino groups to form colorants useful in theinvention.

Still a further method involves diazotizing arylamine: containingacylamino groups and coupling them with (1) an arylamino couplingcomponent which accepts diazonium salts without modification, (2) anarylamine containing an amino group protected by a hydrolyzable group,(3) a coupling component free of amino groups,

or (4) a coupling component containing a nitro group which can bereduced to an amino group after the coupling reaction. Hydrolysis of theacylamido group or groups gives the starting materials useful in theinvention.

Water-insoluble amines, free of other groups convertible to aminogroups, from which useful diazo compounds can be made include, but arenot limited to,

aniline,

0-, m-, and p-toluidine,

2,4- and 2,5-xylidine,

o-, mand p-anisidine,

o-, mand p-phenetidine,

o-, mand p-chloroaniline,

o-, mand p-bromoaniline,

o-, mand p-fluoroaniline,

2,4- and 2,5-dichloroaniline,

trichloroaniline,

l-naphthylamine,

Z-naphthylamine,

S-aminotetralin,

6-aminotetralin,

Z-methyl-l-naphthylamine,

3-methyl-1-naphthylamine,

4-methyl-l-naphthylamine,

S-methyl-l-naphthylamine,

G-methyl-l-naphthylamine,

7-methyl-l-naphthylamine,

8-methyl-1-naphthylamine,

l-methyl-Z-naphthylamine,

S-methyI-Z-naphthylamine,

4-methyl-2-naphthylamine,

S-rnethyl Z-naphthylamine,

6-methyl-2-naphthylamine,

7-methyl-2-naphthylamine,

8-methyl-2-naphthylamine,

2-ethyl-1-naphthylamine,

4-ethyl-l-naphthylamine,

7-ethyl-1-naphthylamine,

2,3-dimethyl-l-naphthylamine,

2,6-dimethyl-l-naphthylamine,

1,7-dimethyl-2-naphthylamine,

1,4-ditnethyl-2-naphthylamine,

' 5 that can be diazotized and coupled as described hereabove there areAmong the coupling components which can be coupled with the diazoniumsalts listed hereabove to form the amino azo compounds directly thereare included,

cresidine l-naphthylamine, Z-naphthylamine,

2,5 -Xyli dine,

m-toluidinc,

2,5-dimethoxyaniline,

2,5-diethoxyaniline, 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxyaniline,3-rncthoxy-p-toluidine, m-phenylenediamine, nitro-m-phenylenediamine,3-amino-p-to1uenesulfono-p-toluidide,

1-( m-aminophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,l-(p-arninophenyl)-3-1nethyl-5-pyrazolone and 3 -amino-p-acetotoluidide.

Those arylamines which contain an amino group protected by ahydrolyzable group which is converted to a free amino group afterhydrolysis include o-anisidine-wmethane sulfonic acid,ll-(p-acetamidophenyl)-3-methyl- S-pyrazolone and o-toluidine-w-methanesulfonic acid.

Coupling components which do not contain an amino group and musttherefore be coupled with either a diazonium salt bearing nitro groupsor acylamido groups which can then be converted to free amino groups or,with a diazonium salt having attached thereto a 2,6- or4,6-dihalopyrimidine group, include phenol,

-, m-, and p-cresol,

0-, m-, and p-chlorophenol,

0-, m-, and p-bromophenol,

catechoi,

resorcinol,

0-, m-, .and p-methoxyphenol,

0-, m-, and p-ethoxyphenol,

0-, m-, and p-dimethylarninophenol, l-naphthol,

Z-naphthol,

fi-hydroxytetralin,

S-hydroxytetralin, 6-ethyl-S-hydroxytetralin, 2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthol,4,8-dimethyl-2-naphthol,

2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or S-methyl-l-naphthol, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or8-rnethyl-2-naphthol, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-chloro-1-naphthol, 3-,4-, 5-, 6-, '7- or S-chloro-Z-naphthol, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7,-"0rB-bromo-l-naphthol, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-bromo-2-naphthol, l-anthrol,

Z-anthrol,

3-hydroXy-2-naphthamide, N-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-naphthamide,3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide and those compounds of this series commonlyknown as the Naphthols (CI. 37505 to Cl 37580),

3-methyll-phenyl-S-pyrazolone, 3-methyl-1-(p-nitrophenyl)-5-pyrazolone,

3 -methyl-1-(p-chlorophenyl)-5-pyrazolonc,3-methyl-1-(m-sulfamylphenyl)-5-pyrazolone, 3-methyl-1- (m-nitrophenyl)-5-pyrazo'lone,

1- (m-nitrophenyl -3-carboxy-5-pyrazolone, acetoacetanilide,

o-acetoacetotoluidide,

2,4-acetoacetoxylidide,

o-acetoacetanisidide,

2,5 -dimethoxyacetoacetanilide, 4-chlore-2,5-dimethoxyacetoacetanilide,o-chloroacetanilide,

N,N-dimethylaniline,

N,N-diethylaniline,

N,N-di-N-propylaniline,

2- N -ethylanilino -ethanol, S-N-ethylanilino-1,2-propandiol,

2- (N-butylanilino) -ethanol,

2,2'- (m-chlorophenylimino -diethanol,

2- (m-tolylimino diethanol,

3- N-2-hydroxyethy1-m-toluidino) bispropionitrile, 1-sec-butyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-methyl-3-quinolinol, 1,2,3 ,4-tetrahydrobenzo [h]-quinolin-3 -ol, 2,4-quinolincdiol, and

4-hydroxyl-methylcarbostyril.

The above compounds containing hydroxyl groups should be coupled with adiazonium salt containing a dihalopyrimidine group in order to minimizeside reactions. An example of a coupling component containing a nitrogroup which thereafter can be reduced is 3-mcthyl-l-(p-nitr0-phenyD-S-pyrazolone.

The Water-insoluble primary aininoazo colorants used in the inventionalso include those containing more than one azo group. Useful disazocompounds may be formed by the tetrazotization of an aromatic diaminecontaining two primary amino groups and coupling the tetrazo compoundthus formed with two moles of one of the abovedefined amino-bearingcoupling components or with one mole of each of two of the above-definedamino-bearing coupling components and with one mole of the abovedefinedamino-bearing coupling components or one mole of a coupling componenthaving no amino group. Suitable aromatic diamines include benzidine,3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, and4,4'-diaminostilbene. Another method of forming the disazo or polyazoamines useful in the invention involves the use of the above-describedprocesses with aromatic amines or diamines containing azo groups.

Starting materials for the new dyestuffs of the invention containing oneor more azo groups can be obtained by an alternative process involvingcoupling a diazonium compound with a coupling component wherein eitherthe diazonium compound or the coupling component, or both, has attachedthereto at least one halopyrimidine group. In carrying out thisalternative process, the coupling is generally eflected at a temperaturebelow about 5 C., conveniently at a temperature between 0 and 5 C., andat as low a pH as is efficient with coupling in order to minimize sidereactions.

Useful amino anthraquinones include 1-amino-4-mcthylaminoanthraquinone,1-amino-4-ethylaminoanthraquinone, 1-amino-4-anilinoanthraquinone,

1-amino-4-[(o-, m-, or p-)toluidino] anthraquinone, 1-amino-4-(2,4-xylididino) anthraquinone, 1-amino-4-[(o-, m-, or p-)anisidino]anthraquinone, 1-amino-4-[(o-, m-, or p-)phenetidino]anthraquinone,1-amino-4-[(0-, m-, or p-)chloroanilino] anthraquinone, 1-amino-4-[(o-,m-, or p-)nitroanilino]anthraquinone,1-arnino-4-cyclohexylarnino-anthraquinone, 1amino--i--dimethylaminoanthraquinone, l-arnino- -i-bis Z-hydroxyethyi)aminoanthraquinone, 1-arnino-4-benzy1aminoanthraquinone,

l-amino-4- Z-phenylethylamino) anthraquinene, 1-amine-4- Z-naphthylaminoanthraquinene, 1-amino-4-( l-n aphthylamino) anthraqui none, 1-amino-4-(p-biphenylamino) anthraquinone, 1-amine-4-acetamidoanthraquinene,1-amine-4-benzamidoanthraquinone,1-amine-4-p-chlorobenzamidoanthraquinone,1-amino-4-p-anisylamideanthraquinone,l-amino-4-p-triflueromethylbenzamideanthraquinone,l-amine-4-p-trifluoromethylanilineanthraquinene,l-amine-4-p-cyanoanilineanthraquinene, 1-amino-4-(1-tetrahydronaphthylamino) anthraquinene, 1-amine-4-S-tetrahydrenaphthylam'ino) anthraquinone,1-amine-4-thiophenexyanthraquinene, 1-amine-4- (p-thiecresexy)anthraquinene, l-amino-4-rnethoxyanthraquinone,1-amino-4-phenoxyanthraquinone, 1-methoXy- -(o-, m-, or p-amineanilino)anthraquinene, l-phenexy-4-(o-, m-, or p-aminoanilino) anthraquinone,l-amino-4- m-, or p-amineanilino anthraquinene, 1-methylamino-4- (0-,m-, or p-aminoanilino anthraquinone, l-ethylamine-4- 0-, m-, orp-aminoaniline) anthraquinonc, 1-aniline-4- (o-, m-, or p-amineanilineanthraquinone, l-p-toluidino-4- o-, rn-, or p-aminoanilinoanthraquinene, l -cyclohexyl amino-4- 0-, m-, or p-aminoanilinoanthraquinone, 1-p-toluidino-4-(o-, m-, or p-arninoanilino)anthraquinone, 1-p-anisidino-4- (o-, m-, or p-aminoaniline)anthraquinonc, 1- 1 -naphthylamino -4- (0-, m-, or p-aminoanilinoanthraquinone, 1-acetamido-4-(e-, m-, or p-amineanilino) anthraquinene,l-benzamide-4-( 0-, m-, or p-aminoaniline) anthraquinene,1-methoxy-4-(Z-aminoethylamino)anthraquinene, l-phenexy-4-Z-aminoethylamino anthraquinone, 1-amino-4- 2-amineethylamine) anthraquinone, 1-methy1amine-4- Z-aminoethylamine) anthraquinone,1-ethylamino-4- Z-aminoethylamine) anthraquinene,1-anilino-4-(Z-aminoethylamine) anthraquinone, l-p-teluidino-4-2-aminoethylamino) anthraquinene, l-cyclohexylamino-4-(Z-aminoethylamino anthraquinone. 1-p-toluidino-4- Z-amineethylamine)anthraquinene, 1-p-anisidine-4- Z-arninoethylamino) anthraquinone, 1-l-naphthylamine -4- (Z-aminoethyl amine) anthraquinene, 1-acetamido-4-2-amineethylamine) anthraquinone, 1-benzamido-4- Z-aminoethyIamino)anthraquinone, l-hydrexy-4- [p- (p-aminephenyl aniline] anthraquin one,1-methyl-4- [p- (p-arninophenyl aniline] anthraquinone, 1-phenoxy-4- [pp-aminophenyl aniline] anthraquinone,1-amine-4-[p-(p-aminopheny1)anilino] anthraquinene, 1-methylamine-4-[p-(p-aminephenyl) aniline] anthraquinone, 1-ethylamino-4- [p-(p-arninophenyl )aniline] anthraquinone,- 1-ani1ine-4- [p-(p-aminophenyl aniline] anthraquinone, 1-p-toluidine-4- [pp-aminephenyl)aniline] anthraquinone, 1-p-anisidine-4- [p- (p-aminophenyl) anilineanthraquinene, 1-( l-naphthylamin o') -4- [p- (p-aminophenyl aniline]anthraquinone, 1-acetamido-4- [pp-aminophenyl) aniline] anthraquinone,1-benzamido-4- [p- (p-aminophenyl aniline] anthraquinene, 1-methoxy-4-[p- (p-aminobenzyl aniline] anthraquinone, 1-phenexy-4- [pp-aminebenzylaniline] anthraquinone, 1-amino-4- [pp-aminobenzyl aniline]anthraquinene, 1-methylamino-4- pp-aminebenzyl aniline] anthraquinene,1-ethylamine-4- [pp-aminobenzyl) aniline] anthraquinone, 1-aniline-4- p-(p-aminebenzyl aniline] anthraquinone, l-p-toluidino-4- pp-aminebenzylaniline] anthraquinone,

l-cyclehexylaminetp- (p-aminobenzyl) aniline] anthraquinone,1-p-anisidino-4- [p- (p-aminobenzyl aniline] anthraquinene,l-acetamido-4- [p- (p-aminebenzyl aniline] anthraquinene, 1-benzamido-4-[p- (p-aminebenzyl aniline] anthraquinene, l-arninoanthraquinone,Z-aminoanthraquinene, 1,4-diamineanthraquinone,1.5-diaminoanthraquinone, 1,8-diaminoanthraquinone,2,6-diaminoanthraquin one, 1-amino-2-bremeanthraquinone,1-amine-Z-chleroanthraquinone, 1-amino-2-methoxyanthraquinone,1-amino-Z-phenoxyanthraquinene, l-amine-2-thiephenexyanthraquinone,4,4'-diamino-l,1'-dianthrimide, 2-amino-3-bromoanthraquinene, 2-amin0-3-chlero-l-bromoanthraquinone. l-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone,1-amino-4-chleroanthraquinene, 1-amino-6-chloroanthraquineone,l-amino-7-chlereanthraquinone, 2-amino- 1 -chloroanthraquinene,2-amine-3-chlereanthraquinone, 1-amino-2,4-dibremoanthraquinone,1-amino-2.S-dibremoanthraquinone, l-amine-2.S-dichlereanthraquinone,1-amino-2-methylanthraquinone, 1,4-diamino-2,B-dichIoroanthraquinone,6-amino-3-methyl-7H-dibenz [f, i, j] isoquinoline-2,7-

(3H) -dione, 6-(p-aminoani1ino)-3 -methyl-7H-dibenz- [f, i, j]

isoquinoline-2,7-( 3H) -diene, 4-amino-1,9-anthrapyrimidine,4-(p-amineanilino)-1,9-anthrapyrimidine, S-amino-l,9-anthrapyrimidineand 5-(p-aminoanilino)-1,9-anthrapyrimidine.

Colorants of the phthalecyanine series useful in making the dyestutfs ofthe invention are those free of ionogenic selubilizing groups whichcontain at least one amino group. The amino group may be attacheddirectly to the benz-rings of the phthalocyanine nucleus or it may beattached through a divalent bridging radical. Useful amines of thephthalocyanine series include copper tetra-(4)-aminophthalecyanine,copper tri-(4)-aminophthalocyanine, copper di-(4)-aminophthalecyanine,copper mono-(4)-aminophthalocyanine, cobalt tetra-(4)aminophthalocyanine, nickel tetra-(4)-aminophthalocyanine, and metalfree tetra-(4)-aminephthalocyanine. Examples of divalent bridgingradicals include -pheny1- ene-, CO-phenylene-, -SO -phenylene-,NH-phenylene-, S-phenylene-, CH O-phenylene-, -CH -pheny1- ene SCHphenylene SO CH phenylene SO NR phenylene CH SO NR arylene-NRCO-phenylene-, NRSO -phenyIene, --SO O-phenylene-, -CH CHNR-phenylene-, CH NHC0- phenylene-, --SO NR-a1kylene-, -CH NR-alkylene-,CONR phenylene CH CONR arylene -40 and CO-. In the above divalentbridging radicals, R stands for hydrogen, alkyl or cyclealkyl.

The aminophthalocyanines which contain the divalent bridging radicalsreferred to hereabove can be made by heating together nitro or acylamidoderivatives of phthalic acid, phthalic anhydride or phthalic acid imideand the corresponding substituted phthalic acids, anhydrides and imides,by conventional methods, e.g., by heating together a mixture of. theappropriate phthalic acid derivative or derivatives, urea, cupricchloride and ammonium molybdate in e-dichlorobenzene at about C.Phthalecyanine cannot be nitrated directly and amine phthalic acids,anhydrides or imides cannot be converted into the corresponding aminophthalocyanine.

Useful colorants of the nitro series include the substituted derivativesof diphenylamines and phenylnaphthylamines, such asN-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-p-phenylenediamine and N-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)benzidine. These derivatives are conveniently made by condensing anarylamine containing a hydrolyzable group such as acylamido. with anarylhalide containing a nitro group in the or p-positions; e.g.,2,4-dinitrochlorohenzene, then hydrolyzing the product to the freearylamine.

In preparing the dyestuffs of the invention, the desired primary amineof the azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyaninc or nitro series is reactedwith at least one mole of 2,4,6- trihalopyrimidine per amino group, asshown hereunder, to form the aminohalopyrimidine intermediate.Substitution occurs in either the 2- or 4-position.

In the above equation X, Y and Z have the values given aforesaid.Conveniently, the reaction is accomplished by dissolving one mole ofamine and one mole of 2,4,6-trihalopyritnidine (per free amino group) ina polar solvent, preferably a 5050 mixture of alcohol and water. Thereaction mixture is stirred and heated to a moderately elevatedtemperature of about 5565 C. As the reaction progresses the mixturebecomes increasingly acidic, because of the formation of halogen. acidfrom the condensation. It is therefore desirable to neutralize thereaction mixture as the reaction progresses by adding thereto thetheoretical requirement of an acid-binding agent. such as sodiumcarbonate. On completing the reaction, the product aminohalopyrimidineprecipitates from the solution and is easily recovered by filtration.

The mono or bispyridinium salt of the halopyrimidine is formed accordingto the following equation:

la the above equation A, X, Y, Z and m have the values given aforesaid.The reaction is conducted at a temperature between about 60 C. and theboiling point of the reaction medium, which can be an excess of pyridineor a suitable inert solvent, such as dioxane or lower alkanol. Uponcooling the product dyestutf precipitates from the reaction mixture andis recovered by filtration. The dyestutf thus obtained is oven dried andis thereafter ready for use.

The new dyestutfs of the invention are especially suited for thecoloration of cellulosic textile materials such as cotton, linen andviscose rayon, although they also may be effectively applied to silk.wool, nylon and the like.

The dyestuffs are applied by treating the textile material in an aqueoussolution (which may be a thickened printing paste) of the dyestutf insubstantially neutral solution or in the presence of an acid-bindingagent, for example, sodium hydroxide, sodium phosphate or sodiumcarbonate. The acid-binding agent may be added to the dye bath eitherprior to, simultaneously with, or after the addition of the dyestutf.

The dyestut'f solution may contain commonly used dye bath adjuvants suchas sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, sodium alginate, urea orwater-soluble alkyl ethers of cellulose.

The printing paste may contain commonly used adjuvants such as urea, andthickening agents, e.g., methyl cellulose, starch and locust bean gumand sodium alginate.

Dyeing in the presence of the acid-binding agent is preferably carriedout at elevated temperatures, for example, at temperatures between andthe boiling point of the dyestuff solution in order to improve theexhaustion and fixation of the dyestuff.

The textile material printed with printing paste containing anacid-binding agent is preferably steamed or heated in order to fix thedyestufr" on the textile material.

When the acid-binding agent is applied to the textile material before orafter the dyestuff, it is preferably applied by treating the fiber withan aqueous solution of the acid-binding agent, i.e., a paddingtechnique. The aqueous solutions of acid-binding agents may also containthe common dye bath adjuvants.

Both the solution of acid-binding agent and dyestutf .may be applied atroom temperature or at elevated temperatures. The textile material canbe dried between the two treatments if desired. It is preferred to heator steam cellulosic material at an elevated temperature, for example, at100 C. or higher, for a short period of time after application of thedyestulf and acid-binding agent to fix the dyestuff on the textilematerial by linking the dye to the fiber.

The above techniques may be modified by substituting for theacid-binding agent a substance, which on heating or steaming, generatesan acid-binding agent. Such substances include alkali metal bicarbonateswhich on steaming yield alkali metal carbonates.

The fastness to washing or subsequent wet processing of the coloraticnsproduced using my new dyestuffs is improved by a scouring treatment,e.g., applying a hot aqueous solution of soap and sodium carbonatefollowed by rinsing in hot water prior to drying.

The new dyestuffs may also be applied to silk. Wool, regeneratedprotein, nylon and modified polyacrylonitrile textile materials by usingthe conventional dyeing methods for-those textile materials; i.e.,dyeing from weakly acid dye bath solutions, for example, dyestutfsolutions containing acetic acid or ammonium sulfate at a temperatureabove C. When dyeing proteinaceous fibers in conjunction with an acidicagent, it is preferable to use a temperature between 80100 C.

My invention is further illustrated by the following examples:

'* Example I A solution of 18.3 g. (0.10 mole) of2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine in 450 ml. of 95% alcohol is charged to a 2 l.B-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel, thermometer, andagitator. To this is added 19.7 g. (0.10 mole) of p-aminoazobenzene and500 ml. of water. The mixture is stirred until the solid has dissolvedand the temperature is raised to 60 C. during one hour. After two hoursof stirring at this temperature, the pH is 1.00. The charge is cooled to25 C. and the pH is adjusted to 6.2 by the dropwise addition of 32 ml.of a solution of 5.3 g. (0.050 mole) of sodium carbonate in 53 ml. ofwater. The mixture is heated to 50 C. and stirred for one and one-halfhours at 5862 C. After cooling to 25 C. the balance of the sodiumcarbonate solution is added and the mixture is stirred for one hour at23 C. The precipitated dye is filtered off, washed with a mixture of ml.of ethanol and ml. of water, and then with water until the washings arefree of chloride ion. The product is dried over phosphorus pentoxide,whereupon there is obtained 31.7 g. (0.092 mole, 92%) of2-(4'-phenylazoni.ido)-4,6-dichloropyrimidine, Ml.

11 198-200 C. Analysis.-Calcd. for C I-I N Cl (344.2): CI, 20.6. Found:CI, 19.1.

A mixture of 6.88 g. (0.020 mole) of this product and 103 ml. ofpyridine (dried over potassium hydroxide) is added to a 250 ml. 3-neckedflask fitted with an agitator and a reflux condenser protected by adrying tube.' The mixture is heated to refluxing (1l2-113 C.) in an oilbath (maximum temperature, 125 C.) during one hour and twenty-twominutes, and held for one hour. The pyridinium salt begins to separateat about 82 C. At the end of the reaction time a. sample of the mixtureis completely soluble in Warm water. After cooling to C. the solid iscollected, washed with 100 ml. of pyridine and then with 250 ml. ofether. The yellow product is dried at 50" C. under vacuum. There isobtained 9.5 g. (0.018 mole, 95%) of the dipyridinium Salt. An(ll'.ri.r.CalCd. for C H (I.N Cl Cl. 14.1. Pound: CI, 13.2.

Example II A 1% solution of the dye is made by dissolving the dye inWater buffered to pH 7.0 and adding 25 g. of sodium chloride per 100 g.of water. A strip of 80 x 80 print cloth is padded with the solution,then steamed for 60 seconds without an intermediate drying. A secondpiece of cloth padded similarly is dried. then held for three minutes at150 C. in an oven. In both cases very good wash fastness is obtainedafter rinsing and brief soaping.

Example III Example IV The procedure of Example II is followed using a1% solution of the dye of Example III. The fastness of the dyeing tosoaping is once again much greater than that of the colorant from whichthe dyestutf is prepared.

Example V The procedure of Example III is repeated using as a dyestuffthe product p-nitroaniline N,N-dimethylaniline followed by reduction ofthe nitro group. There is obtained in good yield a reddish-orange dye.

Example VI The procedure of Example III is repeated using as a dyestutfthe product p-nitroaniline xylidine (CI. 11240). There is obtained ingood yield a bright yellowish-orange dye.

Example VII The procedure of Example III is repeated using as a dyestuffthe product p-nitroaniline l-naphthylamine (C.I. 11365). There isobtained in good yield a red dye.

Example VIII The procedure of Example III is repeated using as adyestutI the product p-acetoamidel-naphthylamine. There is obtained ingood yield a scarlet dye.

Example IX The procedure of Example III is repeated using as a dyestutfthe product 3,3'-diaminobenzanilidel-(mnitrophenyl)-3-methy1-5-pyrazolone (2 moles) followed by reductionof the nitro groups. good yield a yellow dye.

There is obtained in Example X Example XI The procedure of Example II isfollowed using a 1% solution of the dye of Example X. The fastness ofthe dyeing to soaping is once again much greater than that of thecolorant from which the dyestuft is prepared- Example XII A mixture of200 ml. of dry pyridine and 10.6 g. of the product obtained bycondensing 1.4-diaminoanthraquinone with two molecular proportions of2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine according to the procedure of Example I, isrefluxed for two hours. After cooling to 12 C. the product is filteredoff, washed with pyridine and with ether, and dried at C. under vacuum.There is obtained 15.4 g. (91% yield) of bluish-red dye.

Example XIII The procedure of Example II is followed using a 1% solutionof the dye of Example XII. The fastness of the dyeing to soaping is onceagain much greater than that of the colorant from which the dyestufl? isprepared.

Example XIV The procedure of Example XII is repeated using an equivalentamount of 1-arnino-4-anilinoanthraquinone as a starting material. Thereis obtained in good yield a violet dye.

Example XV The procedure of Example XII is repeated using an equivalentamount of 1-arnino-4-hydroxyanthraquinone as a starting material. Thereis obtained in good yield a red dye.

Example XVI The procedure of Example XII is repeated using 1-methylamino-4-(p-aminoanilino)anthraquinone as astarting material. Thereis obtained in good yield a blue dye.

Example XVII The procedure of Example XII is repeated using 1,8-diaminochrysazine as a starting material. There is obtained in goodyield a violet dye.

Example XVIII The procedure of Example XII is repeated using 1-amino-4-cyclohexylamino-2-methoxyanthraquinone as a starting material.There is obtained in good yield a violet dye.

Example XIX The procedure of Example XII is repeated using 1,1-iminobis(4-aminoanthraquinone) as a starting material. There is obtainedin good yield a grayish blue dye.

Example XX Two-hundredths of a mole of the condensation product ofcopper tetra(4)aminophthalocyanine with four molecular proportions of2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, according to the process of Example I, isrefluxed for four hours with 300 ml. of dry pyridine. After cooling to10 C. the precipitated product is filtered otI, washed with py- 13ridine, then with ether, and dried at 50 C. under vacuum to give anexcellent yield of water-soluble blue dye.

Example X X I Example XXII g. (90% yield) of water-soluble orange dye.

Example XXIII The procedure of Example II is followed using a 1%solution of the dye of Example XXII. The fastness of the dying tosoaping is once again much greater than that of the colorant from whichthe new dyestuff is prepared.

1 4 I claim: 1. A dyestufi of the formula:

wherein Z is a water-insoluble dyestuff moiety selected from the groupconsisting of azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine and nitro dyestuffs, Xis a member selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine,and n is an integer having a value of 1-4.

2. A dyestuff of claim 1 wherein Z is an azo dyestuff moiety, X ischlorine, and n is 1.

3. A dyestuff of claim 1 wherein Z is an anthraquinone dyestuff moiety,X is chlorine, and n is 2.

4. A dyestuff of claim 1 wherein Z is a ph-thalocyanine dyestuff moiety,X is chlorine, and n is 4.

5. A dyestuff of claim 1 wherein Z is a nitro dyestuff moiety, X ischlorine, and n is 1.

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1. A DYESTUFF OF THE FORMULA: